Hanshin’s Fujikawa recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in the ninth inning and became the 146th player in NPB history to reach the milestone. He recorded his 1,000th strikeout in 771.2 innings and set a new record for fewest number of innings. The previous record of 871 was set by Hideo Nomo in 1993. Source: Tokyo Sports 5/30/2017, Nikkan Sports 5/30/2017